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Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Prosperity and Anxiety
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The 1950s were a time of prosperity and affluence unlike any ever seen in the United States.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Rights and Revolutions
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The years between 1950 and 1975 were tumultuous times for American society.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – The Vietnam Years
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Since the late 1800s, France had controlled the area of Southeast Asia called Indochina—Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia—and had profited from the region’s rice and rubber plantations.
Record Numbers of Unaccompanied Minors Are Seeking Asylum in U.S.
Post | April 13, 2021
Last month, nearly 19,000 unaccompanied migrant children were stopped at the U.S.-Mexican border, a record since documentation began in 2010, beating a previous record set in May of 2019.1 Currently, the Biden administration is allowing only children traveling alone to stay in the U.S. while their asylum claims are being evaluated, a process that can […]
- Civil Rights & Individual Liberties
- COVID-19
- Economic Issues
- Education
- Energy & Environment
- Executive Branch
- Foreign Policy
- Government & Elections
- Health Care
- Immigration
- Legislative Branch
- Partisanship & Polarization
President Biden’s Policy Priorities: The First 100 Days
Post | January 22, 2021
During his inaugural address, President Joe Biden laid out a number of policy priorities. The clearest theme of his speech was a call for unity and the need to address political divisions in the United States, which came to a head with the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.1 However, President Biden also […]
The Supreme Court Will Address DACA. What Will Follow?
Post | October 30, 2019
On November 12, 2019, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about the Trump administration’s efforts to end the immigration policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The status of DACA recipients has been in limbo for over two years amidst administration actions and court injunctions. What Is DACA? After Congress failed in its […]
- Economic Issues
- Equality
- Executive Branch
- Government & Elections
- Health Care
- Immigration
- Legislative Branch
- Partisanship & Polarization
- Social Issues
Eliminate Illegal Immigration; Make Immigration Work for the Economy
Post | October 9, 2019
Immigration policy and enforcement continues to be a major area of conflict between Democrats and Republicans. Currently, Congress is considering many bills related to immigration, asylum, migrant detention, and family separation. This week, we will look at two proposals that Republicans are advancing; two weeks ago, we examined two bills that Democrats are advancing. Republicans […]
Migrant Detention and Congressional Oversight
Post | September 16, 2019
Immigration policy and enforcement continues to be a major area of conflict between congressional Democrats and the executive branch. Currently, Congress is considering many bills related to immigration, asylum, migrant detention, and family separation. This week, we will look at two bills that Democrats are advancing; next week, we will look at two bills that […]
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Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Prosperity and Anxiety
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The 1950s were a time of prosperity and affluence unlike any ever seen in the United States.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Rights and Revolutions
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The years between 1950 and 1975 were tumultuous times for American society.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – The Vietnam Years
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Since the late 1800s, France had controlled the area of Southeast Asia called Indochina—Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia—and had profited from the region’s rice and rubber plantations.
Record Numbers of Unaccompanied Minors Are Seeking Asylum in U.S.
Post | April 13, 2021
Last month, nearly 19,000 unaccompanied migrant children were stopped at the U.S.-Mexican border, a record since documentation began in 2010, beating a previous record set in May of 2019.1 Currently, the Biden administration is allowing only children traveling alone to stay in the U.S. while their asylum claims are being evaluated, a process that can […]
- Civil Rights & Individual Liberties
- COVID-19
- Economic Issues
- Education
- Energy & Environment
- Executive Branch
- Foreign Policy
- Government & Elections
- Health Care
- Immigration
- Legislative Branch
- Partisanship & Polarization
President Biden’s Policy Priorities: The First 100 Days
Post | January 22, 2021
During his inaugural address, President Joe Biden laid out a number of policy priorities. The clearest theme of his speech was a call for unity and the need to address political divisions in the United States, which came to a head with the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.1 However, President Biden also […]
The Supreme Court Will Address DACA. What Will Follow?
Post | October 30, 2019
On November 12, 2019, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about the Trump administration’s efforts to end the immigration policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The status of DACA recipients has been in limbo for over two years amidst administration actions and court injunctions. What Is DACA? After Congress failed in its […]
- Economic Issues
- Equality
- Executive Branch
- Government & Elections
- Health Care
- Immigration
- Legislative Branch
- Partisanship & Polarization
- Social Issues
Eliminate Illegal Immigration; Make Immigration Work for the Economy
Post | October 9, 2019
Immigration policy and enforcement continues to be a major area of conflict between Democrats and Republicans. Currently, Congress is considering many bills related to immigration, asylum, migrant detention, and family separation. This week, we will look at two proposals that Republicans are advancing; two weeks ago, we examined two bills that Democrats are advancing. Republicans […]
Migrant Detention and Congressional Oversight
Post | September 16, 2019
Immigration policy and enforcement continues to be a major area of conflict between congressional Democrats and the executive branch. Currently, Congress is considering many bills related to immigration, asylum, migrant detention, and family separation. This week, we will look at two bills that Democrats are advancing; next week, we will look at two bills that […]
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